Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-11-10
IOWA CONDENSED ITEHA

The greatest boom in the State is
marriage licenses.
The court house at Clarinda will cost
$780, 900, and is all paid for.
Charley Andrews, a lad 10 years old,
was accidentally shot and killed while
out hunting in the timber east Of Creston,
Nov Q, The loaded gun was laid fiat
down in the bottom Of the wagon, and
while driving along, the Jolt Of the con.
veyance in some way caused the hammer
to be hit and the load discharged.
Few people realize how cosmopolitan
is the population of an average western
State, but the preliminary inquiries OF
registration days show some interesting
facts. In one ward of Des Moines, out of
1877 votes registered, but OF were born in
this State and only onc.eighth Of the total
voting population can claim Iowa as
native soil. In this one ward alone there
are represented among the voters twenty.
seven States and sixteen foreign coun-
tries and provinces. Ohio furnishes
almost as many voters in this ward as
Iowa, it being represented by eighty nine
Where is there the city that in one ward
can produce more variegating lot of
votcrsH
In these days of political excitement,
when ones temper is often put to the
severest strain, 1t Is matter of much
credit that an anti.d-n society Is moving
serenely along. There is an organization
in Iowa known as the Non.Swearing
knights. They have recently reviewed
the work of the year. and made public
their report. From this it appears that
there is a total membership of 440. During
the past year the treasurer collected sew
eral hundred dollars and disbursed the
same in helping maintain the tipro-
family cause If there is fine for every
violation of the pledge, there is prospect
that with the conclusion of the campaign
the exchequer may run low again. But
the past few weeks have been the harvest
time forit end the fellows who can stand
the trials and annoyances of politics and
never say damage, can stand any tempt.
alton Of the evil one.
Washington's new court house cost
$62, 040 complete. 1t is handsome and
substantial building.
Ottumwa has expended 100000 In
sewerage and claims to have the best
sewerage system In the state.
The total receipts of the w. @. T. u.
of Iowa have been during the year S.
POI, 49, and the expenditures amounted
to $5,064,Se.
A spiritualistic doctor was the means
of hurrying Mrs. ]. w. Thornton, q
medium manipulation of the black art, to
the melancholy hereafter. A wise corner
so announced.
A Corning special, Nov. Q, says:
General Manager Leary, OF the Iowa
Union Telephone Company, to-day sue
ceeded in getting the wire strung into
our city. coming from Creston, and by
temporarily placing an instrument in the
Lindell House, his present headquarters,
and is this evening permitting the Corn
Ingites to enjoy the supreme luxury of
talking for the first time over telephone
wire from their own city with friends at
distant points. The poles for the new
system are now set and all the wire will
be up in few days The line will be
kept red hot from now on for about two
weeks on account Of the novelty Of the
thing and the intense eagerness to get
hold of political news
Clay G. Johnson, living northwest Of
Perry and close to Angus, skipped for
parts unknown recently, leaving behind
several financial mourners. Two years
ago johnson was in poor circumstances,
and could hardly obtain credit from any.
body. Since that time he became engaged
with Mr. Button. a patentee Of aforee.
pump. He vas very active in the sale OF
pumps and territory, seemed 10 accum-
ulate property and display lots of cash
and had big credit at the banks. 1t now
turns out that his success was not owing
to his large sale of pumps, etc, but to the
wholesale forgery Of notes, which were
principally purchased by our bankers
and brokers' The extent of his forgeries.
it is thought will reach $4,000. What
property he left has been attached. includ.
ing two brick tenement houses on Locust
street in Des Moines. johnson did not
appear very shrewd, but 1t seems that
he was exceedingly cute in his swindling
way,
The Babtists have built a neat church
at Smaller.
The union depot going up In Dubuque
10 said to be the largest in the west.
The justices of Dubuque complain of
hard times and feelinsly pray for help.
One hundred and seventy youngsters
attend night school in Davenport.
The two national banks at Red Oak
show $50, 900 more deposits than at this
time last year.
A special from Corning Nov. s, says:
The business portion of the little town of
Brooks on the @, four miles west Of here,
was almost wiped out OF existence this
morning. Atabout 10 o. clock the pantry
OF the Marsh Hotel was discovered to be
IN flames. The building was an old frame
A very strong wind wa" blowing at the
time. and 1t burned like finder. From
the hotel the hungry flames leaped over
to the adjoining frame dwelling house Of
W. ii. Tucker. licking itup, with contents
and all. Tucker & Bros lumber yard
was next destroyed. and their large general
store just across the street containing as
large and complete stock OF general
merchandise as there was In the country.
Al this time no definite amount Of loss can
DO given. l. is doubtless safe to say that
II will reach pretty close to 5000 COW
cred by only partial insurance AS soon as
the citizens saw they were unable to cope
empty handed, as II were. with the
devouring flames, they telegraphed to
This city for aid, TO which our brave laddies
responded with alacrity, but just as they
reached the train Brooks telegraphed the
Ore was al under control
Chautauqua county aided in building